Spear vs Knights... am I missing something?

[Donny Brook]

Originally Posted by RGTraynor

My concept of knight is "someone who is a knight." GURPS not having character classes, the distinction is entirely social. Sure, people get knighted for brave deeds, but they also get knighted for service, for donating large sums to the crown (see Multi-Millionaire Guy above), for many reasons good or ill ...

Originally Posted by Kromm

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The vision of the knight as professional fighting man isn't wrong, but it doesn't go so well with how knights actually functioned for the majority of the historical period when knights were obliged to provide military might. The two sorts of knights coexisted, but the scutage-paying knight with minimal fighting skills steadily grew into the majority case from very early on.

I wonder which variety you guys think the OP meant when he said:

"The first fighter is a wealthy knight-type with muscles, health, and armor, armed with a nice spear."